LA JOLLA, Calif. – UC San Diego earned its first -ever Division I victory on Monday afternoon at Northview Tennis Courts, downing visiting Portland State, 4-1.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UC San Diego 4, Portland State 1
Records: UC San Diego 1-2, Portland State 5-5
HOW IT HAPPENED
Portland State earned the doubles point thanks to victories at No. 1 and No. 2 to go up 1-0 in the match.
In singles play, the Vikings had an injury giving UC San Diego a win by default at No. 6, tying the match at 1-1. Junior
Shweta Kumar made quick work of her opponent at No. 5, winning 6-1, 6-1. With the Tritons leading 2-1, UC San Diego increased its lead when freshman
Ella Pachl won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2. The Tritons clinched the match thanks to sophomore captain
Rachel Wagner's 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 3.
RESULTS
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QUOTABLE
TRITON TIDBITS
- UC San Diego had not played a home match since March 4, 2020.
- Kumar teamed up with freshman Monica Stratakos for the first time, with the pair earning a 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles.
- Freshmen Stratakos (No. 6) and Pachl (No. 2) earned their first career singles victories.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego heads to O'ahu for a pair of matches against Hawai'i this week. The Tritons and Rainbow Wahine will meet on Thursday in a Big West Conference match and again on Friday in a non-conference showdown.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
Return To Sport…Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local, and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches, and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA, and Big West Conference guidelines, and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.
